Middle East

Middle East

Iran to meet Europeans to avoid snapback sanctions

Iran will meet next week with Britain, France and Germany on its nuclear programme, the parties said yesterday, as the European powers warned Tehran to engage swiftly to avoid snapback sanctions.

14h ago

Afghanistan bus crash death toll rises to 76: provincial official

The bus collided with a motorcycle and a truck carrying fuel, sparking a fire

3d ago

Iran president heads to Armenia for talks on US-backed corridor

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday headed to Armenia for talks on a planned corridor linking Azerbaijan with its exclave near the border with Iran, part of a peace deal signed at the White House.

4d ago

Hamas agrees to new Gaza truce proposal

A Hamas source told AFP yesterday that the Palestinian group had agreed to a new proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, devastated by more than 22 months of war between the group and Israel.

4d ago

Raid in Southeast: Iran forces kill seven militants

Iranian security forces yesterday killed seven members of a jihadist group in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, state media reported.

5d ago

‘Netanyahu has become a ‘problem’

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen yesterday said that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has become a “problem”, adding she would try to put pressure on Israel over the Gaza war as her country currently holds the EU presidency.

6d ago

Taliban mark fourth year in power in Afghanistan, now officially recognized

Parades were planned in several cities, including in central Kabul

1w ago

Muslim states must unite against Israel’s Gaza plan

Muslim nations must act in unison and rally international opposition against Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said yesterday after talks in Egypt.

1w ago

Iran to meet Europeans to avoid snapback sanctions

Iran will meet next week with Britain, France and Germany on its nuclear programme, the parties said yesterday, as the European powers warned Tehran to engage swiftly to avoid snapback sanctions.

14h ago

Afghanistan bus crash death toll rises to 76: provincial official

The bus collided with a motorcycle and a truck carrying fuel, sparking a fire

3d ago

Iran president heads to Armenia for talks on US-backed corridor

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday headed to Armenia for talks on a planned corridor linking Azerbaijan with its exclave near the border with Iran, part of a peace deal signed at the White House.

4d ago

Hamas agrees to new Gaza truce proposal

A Hamas source told AFP yesterday that the Palestinian group had agreed to a new proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, devastated by more than 22 months of war between the group and Israel.

4d ago

Raid in Southeast: Iran forces kill seven militants

Iranian security forces yesterday killed seven members of a jihadist group in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, state media reported.

5d ago

‘Netanyahu has become a ‘problem’

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen yesterday said that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has become a “problem”, adding she would try to put pressure on Israel over the Gaza war as her country currently holds the EU presidency.

6d ago

Taliban mark fourth year in power in Afghanistan, now officially recognized

Parades were planned in several cities, including in central Kabul

1w ago

Muslim states must unite against Israel’s Gaza plan

Muslim nations must act in unison and rally international opposition against Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said yesterday after talks in Egypt.

1w ago

Israel strike kills one in Lebanon: ministry

An Israeli strike killed one person in southern Lebanon yesterday, the Lebanese health ministry said, in the latest attack despite a November ceasefire.

2w ago

30 injured as train derails in Iran’s south

A train derailed in the southern Iranian province of Kerman yesterday, injuring more than two dozen people though no deaths were reported, according to local media.

2w ago